Starstrike Squadron vs Ace Wingmen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starstrike Squadron
Command a diverse squadron of pilots and ships in a 500-stage vertical space shooter campaign. Master arcade combat, break multi-phase bosses, and explore a vast war across the Solar System and beyond. Develop your fleet and uncover a compelling story.
- 500-stage vertical shooter campaign
- Collect and upgrade 100 pilots
- Master arcade space combat
- Break multi-phase bosses
- Explore story and side missions
- Develop and upgrade your fleet
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Earth's frontier is breaking, and no single ace can save it. Command Starstrike Squadron: a growing alliance of pilots, engineers, defectors, and survivors drawn from Earth and the rival civilizations of nearby star systems. Fight through a 500-stage vertical-shooter campaign spanning the Solar System and neighboring stars. Dodge dense projectile patterns, break capital-ship defenses, destroy exposed boss cores, and deploy wingmates whose weapons and skills change the shape of every battle. BUILD A DIVERSE SQUADRON Discover 100 pilots with distinct portraits, ships, affinities, and combat roles. Former enemies can become trusted allies as the war expands beyond its original front. MASTER ARCADE SPACE COMBAT Switch between Vulcan, laser, and plasma weapon systems. Collect upgrades during battle, time active skills and ultimates, and keep your formation alive through escalating enemy waves. BREAK MULTI-PHASE BOSSES Target individual weak points, strip shields, survive phase changes, and bring down warships that fight like moving battlefields. EXPLORE THE WAR Follow an English story campaign, uncover side missions, revisit the pilot archive, and travel from lunar defenses to Mars, Proxima Centauri, Alpha Centauri, and the deeper stellar frontier. DEVELOP YOUR FLEET Upgrade ships and parts in the hangar, earn resources through play, complete missions and achievements, and shape a squadron built for your preferred combat style. The main campaign can be played offline. Game Center features and in-app purchases require an internet connection.
Ace Wingmen
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Ace Wingmen is a vertical arcade shooter fused with squad-building RPG. 2093: Aegis, the AI air-defense grid meant to protect humanity, has turned. You and your wingmen are the last spark. CAMPAIGN - 35 hand-crafted missions across 6 chapters - A unique boss with its own artwork in every single level - all 35 are different - Level modifiers keep every mission fresh: meteor showers, elite squads, bullet storms, supply drops, engine trouble - 3 difficulty tiers: Normal, Elite, Nightmare BUILD YOUR SQUADRON - Recruit 8 unique AI wingmen, each with its own personality, passive skill and combo attack - Level up bonds to unlock wingman stories - Upgrade wings, engine, weapon and core in the hangar - Expand squad slots and field up to 3 fighters at once MORE WAYS TO FLY - Endless mode with a boss every 4 waves and infinite scaling - Daily Ops with a fresh seed every day - 5 bullet modes to collect mid-flight: spread, rapid, missile, pierce and more - Codex to track every enemy and boss you have met - New Game+ playthroughs: restart the campaign with tougher enemies, richer drops and new wingmen to unlock MADE FOR EVERYONE - Fully localized into 33 languages - One-thumb controls, haptic feedback - Fully offline. Optional rewarded ads. No data collection. Airplane-mode ready.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ace Wingmen at none against Starstrike Squadron's 10. Ace Wingmen also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Starstrike Squadron's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Starstrike Squadron sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Ace Wingmen asks for nothing beyond the download.
Starstrike Squadron ships an update every 2 months, Ace Wingmen every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Starstrike Squadron | Ace Wingmen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 262 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Netherfire Entertainment, Inc. | Beijing 1023 Technology CO., Ltd |
In-app purchases
Starstrike Squadron
- Supply Pack$14.99
- Supply Pack2 variants$19.99
- Supply Pack$29.99
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- Supply Pack3 variants$49.99
- Supply Pack3 variants$99.99
Ace Wingmen
No in-app purchases
Questions
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